Labor force

The Armatage
labor forceparticipation was slightly higher than the citywide percentage in all three census reports. The labor force in Armatage remained at 70 percent of the neighborhood population 16 years and older between 1980 and 1990 and then increased to 74 percent in 2000.

The
unemployment rate in Armatage has consistently been lower than the citywide average between 1980 and 2000. Unemployment in both the neighborhood and in the city increased in 1990 and declined in 2000.